The only thing that worried Liu Ze was the cavalry captain Zang Ba stationed in Kaiyang. Zang Ba character Xuangao, a native of Taishan County, first followed Tao Qian to break the yellow scarf and seal the captain, and stood on his own in Kaiyang. After Cao Cao broke Lu Bu, he descended to Cao, sealed Langya, and later made a meritorious officer to the general of Zhendong, and died as a marquis. There are so many records in the history books, but being able to be the general of Zhendong in the gathering of famous generals of Cao Wei shows that this Zang Ba is by no means an ordinary person.

Chen Dengyi mentioned Zang Ba but vomited bitterness: "Zang Ba started in Mount Tai, rarely has the name of filial piety, when Tao Gong first led Xuzhou, he broke the yellow scarf and was awarded the title of Cavalry Captain, with more than 10,000 soldiers, and cut Kaiyang, and since then he has not listened to the Xuan, and no longer obeys the orders of Tao Envoy. This person fought to a good hand, Cao Cao's soldiers invaded Xuzhou, all the cities were broken, and Dukaiyang was guarded by Zang Ba and did not fall. However, his personality is unruly, and Tao Zhijun has been summoned several times, but he refuses to come to Tan under the pretext that Langya is not peaceful. This time, Tao Gong died of illness, and all the county officials came to mourn, but Zang Ba only sent messengers to mourn, and his arrogance can be seen. ”

Liu Ze looked at the map and said: "Xuzhou is a flat river, there is no danger to defend, only Langya County is dangerous, it is a must pass through from Qingzhou to Xuzhou in the south, if Langya is lost, Xuzhou will have no barrier." Zang Ba's seizure of Kaiyang is a big trouble for Xuzhou's henchmen, if he doesn't want to, Xuzhou is in danger. ”

Chen Deng said worriedly: "What the lord said is extremely true, but Zang Ba has been divided for a long time, and it has gradually become a climate. ”

"Who said you have to use force to get rid of Zang Ba?" Liu Ze said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Chen Deng was puzzled, thinking that Tao Qian had taken great pains to solve Zang Ba's problem but it didn't work. Could it be that Liu Ze had a good way when he first came?

"Zang Ba is just a lieutenant of Langya, isn't the minister of Langya Xiao Jian?" Zang Ba's problem must be solved, Liu Ze must not allow the situation of a country within a country, but dealing with Zang Ba still needs to be thoughtful, using force is definitely not the best policy, and Liu Ze still has some questions about the affairs of Langya State.

Chen Deng sighed and said: "The lord doesn't know, Xiao Jianben, the prime minister of Langya, ruled in Ju County, and after Zang Ba seized Kaiyang, he used force and coercion to make all counties submit to Kaiyang. The affairs of Langya are all determined by Zang Ba. Xiao Jian only had an empty shelf left in Ju County, and in a fit of anger, he returned to Tancheng and never went to Ju County again. ”

Liu Zeyi raised his eyebrows. said: "How is Xiao Jian? ”

Bring this up. Chen Deng talked eloquently: "The lord first led Xuzhou. It must be known that there are six major families in Xuzhou, and the Xiao family in Tancheng is one of them. The other five are the Mi family, the Wang family, the Lu family, the Zhang family in Pengcheng in the East China Sea, and the Zhang family in Guangling. The Zhang family in Pengcheng had moved to Jiangdong before Cao Cao slaughtered the city. The Zhang family in Guangling moved to Jiangdong earlier because Sun Ce recruited Zhang Hong, who was jealous of Tao Gong. Today, there are only four major families left in Xuzhou, and they are all in the capital East China Sea. The four major families are rich and powerful, and the power is intertwined, especially the Mi family, the family is rich, there are hundreds of millions of wealth, there are as many as 10,000 soldiers and slaves alone, and the merchants and servants of Xuzhou are unsurpassed. When Tao Gong was alive, he relied on these four great families a lot, and if the lord wanted to sit firmly in Xuzhou, I am afraid that he would not be able to miss their support. ”

Liu Ze smiled slightly: "Is it difficult for you to go down to the Chen family and not be able to compete with them?" ”

Chen Deng said with a slight shame: "Although our Chen family has the name of a scholar, it has been down for a long time, and I am afraid it is no different from the cold family." ”

Liu Ze suddenly realized that the development of the Chen family was Chen Deng's affair after he became the Taishou of Guangling, no wonder Chen Deng was just an official who was a captain of the agricultural school, not how could the wealthy family get Tao Qian's reuse, and it is no wonder that Chen Deng had the intention of serving the Ming Lord, the Han Dynasty was an era of extremely heavy birth, and the children of the wealthy families were promoted much faster than the famous people of the Han family.

At this time, the guards came over to report: "Lord Qi, the car of the two ladies has arrived outside the door. ”

After settling down in Xuzhou, Liu Ze ordered Pan Feng to take the two ladies from Xiao Pei, but he didn't expect Pan Feng to be fast, and rushed to Tancheng early in the morning, presumably overnight.

Chen Deng got up to leave, Liu Ze waved his hand and said: "Yuanlong doesn't need to rush back, he has summoned all his subordinates to discuss in the lobby today, you go to the lobby first and wait, I will arrive later." Chen Deng said yes and bowed to retire.

Liu Ze also got up and walked to the back door. The front hall and the back of the state pastoral mansion, the front three into the office place, the back three into the side is the mansion residence, although not as spacious as the original state pastoral house, but the sparrow is small, all the organs are complete, there is a garden in the back, the environment is quiet. Cai Yan and Gan Ping's cars naturally couldn't go through the front hall gate and parked inside the back door.

"The two ladies have worked hard all the way." Liu Ze saw Cai Yan and Gan Ping, who had just gotten out of the car, and greeted them with a smile.

Cai Yan and Gan Ping hurriedly gave gifts, Liu Ze pulled one with one hand, and said with a smile: "I told you a long time ago that these vulgar rites will be exempted." What about Wei'er? ”

"Wei'er was tired all the way, and this time he slept soundly, I asked him to get out of the car later." Cai Yan explained.

Liu Zehan said with a smile: "Okay, let him sleep more, I'll take you to the room to have a look." ”

Liu Ze had already sent someone to clean up the living room of the two ladies, Liu Ze knew that Cai Yan didn't like luxury, the living room was fresh and elegant, and on the bookshelf, Cai Yan's favorite books were placed. Gan Ping's room is also decorated in the same way, except that there are a few fewer books and a few more pots of flowers and plants that Gan Ping likes.

Cai Yan and Gan Ping liked it very much when they saw it, and even thanked him: "Lao Fujun bothered." ”

Liu Ze smiled and said, "Okay, you've all seen the room, just be satisfied." Ben Fujun still has official business today, so he can't accompany the two ladies, as for where to sleep at night, this is a question? How about the two ladies guess the fist? ”

Gan Ping covered her mouth and nose with an embroidered handkerchief and smiled shyly. Cai Yan raised his face and snorted: "Our sisters have been working all the way, so we don't have time to serve you, so you can go to the study and sleep tonight." ”

Liu Ze sighed loudly and walked away, saying as he walked: "Alas, it seems that the blessing of this Qi people is difficult to enjoy!" ”

Gan Ping said hurriedly: "Sister, this is not good." ”

Cai Yan smiled and said: "My silly sister, you can rest assured, you husband, you are the most brazen, if you don't let him come, you will quietly climb into your bed in the middle of the night." Oh, I haven't slept all night, I'm really sleepy, sister, let's rest for a while, I'll send someone to call you at lunchtime. ”

Gan Ping shyly agreed and went to rest on the couch. The cover of the couch is all covered with thick cotton, warm and comfortable, and the satin surface of Shu brocade exudes a faint smell of incense. Gan Ping and Yi lay on the soft couch, and the warm feeling of home hit her heart, making her limbs and bones comfortable. Once upon a time, she lived in the Tao Mansion, although it was extremely luxurious, but she never regarded it as her home, she was just a passerby when she had the Tao family. But she feels completely different now, making her attached, making her obsessed, home, this is where she dreams of it, real and unreal, making her intoxicated and untouchable.

Smelling the faint fragrance, Gan Ping quickly fell asleep. In a trance, it seemed that the maid was calling her. She woke up, and sure enough, the maid told her that someone outside her door was asking to see her.

"Who is it?" Gan Ping asked with a yawn as she fell asleep.

The maid said: "He didn't report his name, only said that his wife was an old friend." ”

Gan Ping was puzzled, got up and came to the back hall. Above the back hall, a scribe dressed as a Confucian scholar stood tall, looking left and right, Gan Ping stood behind him, and felt even more inexplicable, he had never had a relationship with any man, how could he say that it was his old friend?

"Who are you?"

The scribe turned around and grinned, "Miss Gan, you have forgotten about me after only a few days?" ”

Gan Ping clutched her chest, took a long breath, and said angrily: "Mi Lan, you are the most funny, you want to wear men's clothes to scare me." "Mi Lan is Gan Ping's best friend, and she is also the sister of Xuzhou Don't Drive Mi Zhu.

Mi Lan waved the wide sleeves of the scholar's robe and giggled: "Isn't it convenient to wear men's clothes, I heard that you went back to Tancheng and came to see you, how about it, I am your best sister, right?" ”

"You must have snuck out behind your brother's back, right?"

"Guessed it, hey, I'm miserable, I'm locked up at home by my two brothers, saying that the troubled times are not peaceful, and I won't be allowed to go out casually, and I'm suffocated to death, just because they weren't at home today, so I slipped out quietly." Mi Lan sighed for a long time, looked at the servants around her, and wanted to say a few words to herself, so she said, "What? When I come to your house, I will not be invited to your room to sit down. ”

Although outsiders can't go to the master's room, Gan Ping and Mi Zhu have been the best friends since they were children, and they are intimate, of course she can't refuse Mi Lan's request, and then led Mi Lan to her room.

As soon as she entered the room, Mi Lan carefully looked at the furnishings in her room, and after half a sound, she couldn't help but sigh faintly: "In the end, it is a concubine for others, after all, it can't be compared with the big house." ”

Gan Ping was slightly stunned, knowing that Mi Lan would be mistaken, and said with a smile: "You don't know, the furnishings in Madame's room are the same as here, only a few more books." ”

This time, Mi Lan was surprised, and looked at the furnishings in the room again, there was indeed no luxury furnishings, although Mi Lan also felt that this room was very well decorated, fresh and elegant, and unique, but she always felt that something was missing.

"It stands to reason that your lord is also a state pastor, why is he so simple?"

Gan Ping smiled softly: "Who can compare with your Mi family, paved with gold and jade, extremely luxurious." Actually, I'm pretty good here, it's very elegant, it's very comfortable, I like it, really. ”

Mi Lan circled around Gan Ping twice, and looked at her body, Gan Ping was coiled in a cloud bun, pure clothes, completely dressed as a noblewoman. (To be continued......)